Log-cart.



PATENTED JULY 11, 1905.

R. J. WILLIAMS.

LOG CART.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.19. 1904.

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LOG- CART.

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ATTOH UNITED STATES Patented July 11, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

LOG-CART.

SPECIFICATION forfning part of Letters Patent No. 794,576, dated July11, 1905. Application filed November 19, 1904. Serial No. 233,462.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT JoHUA VVIL- LIAMs, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Natalbany, in the parish of Tangipahoa andState of Louisiana, have invented a' new and Improved Log-Cart, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact descriptiOn.

My invention relates to that class of devices known as log-carts; and itconsists in an improvement in the means for loading and unloading logs.

My invention further consists in the construction and combination ofparts, as will more fully appear from the detailed description appendedhereto and definitely set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my cart with a load of logs inposition to be transported. Fig. 2 is a side View of the cart ready toload, parts being broken away and in section. Fig. 3 is a similar viewshowing the logs in elevated position. Fig. 4 is a rear view of the cartas shown in Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is a detail view of the automatic catchfor holding the logs elevated.

My device comprises a support 1, mounted upon wheels 2 3. Attached tothis support are the ordinary hounds 4 5, which are brought in front, asusual, leaving a space for a tongue to be inserted. Upon the middle ofthe support 1 is mounted a guideway, consisting of uprights and braces 67 and connected at the top by a roller 8. Slidingly mounted in thisguideway and between the hounds A 5 is a tongue 9, through which isdrilled a hole adapted to receive a pin 10, which is intended to holdthe tongue 9 in position when the logs are to be transported. The pin 10catches behind connecting-plates 11 12, which unite the front ends ofthe hounds 1 5. Upon the rear ends of the hounds and directly over thesupport 1 are mounted bearing-blocks 13 14, upon which is rotatablymounted a drum 15. This drum 15 has trunnions 16 17, supported in saidbearings 13 1 1 and are located eccentrically to said drum. The drum 15may be made of wood and covered by protecting-rods 18, of iron, or theentire drum may be made of metal. Rigidly attached to the drum is alever 19, which has mounted in its other end a sheave 20. Between thesheave 20 and the end of the lever 19, attached to the drum, is mounteda hook 21. This hook is adapted to be engaged by a catch 22, mounted ina support 23, located on the hounds. The catch 22 is pivotally mountedat 24 on the support 23, and one end is formed with a handle 25 forreleasing the same. The end having the handle is longer and heavier thanthe end having the catch, and consequently it will always be held inposition to engage the hook 21. The upper part of the catch 22 has acam-surface adapted to be engaged by the hook 21, thus automaticallyoperating the catch.

A chain 26 is rigidly attached at one end to the plate 11. At its otherend it is attached to a plate 27, mounted on the tongue 9. Between itsends the chain is passed over the sheave 20. Fastened to the drum 15 arechains 28, which have pairs of hooks 29 attached to their lower ends.

In operation the device acts as follows: The tongue, which is in theposition shown in Fig. 2, is made slidable by removing the pin 10, andthe sets of hooks 29 are attached to the logs to be transported. Thehorses or other moving power are attached to the end of the tongue 9,and by this means the chain 26 will draw the lever 19 forward until thebook 21 engages the catch 22. The logs are thus raised by reason of thechains being wound on the drum 15. After this operation the tongue isslid back into the position shown in Fig. 2, and the pin is again placedin its opening and the device is ready for the logs to be transported.When ready to unload the logs, all that is necessary is to lift thehandle of the catch 22, thus disengaging the hook 21, and the weight ofthe logs will cause them to drop upon the ground or skids, as required.The hooks will disengage themselves, and the cart is rea for anotherload.

While I have described one specific form of my invention, I do not wishto be limited to the precise details therein set forth, but only in sofar as stated in the claims.

Having thus described my invention, Iclaim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. In a log-cart, the combination of a support, a drummounted to rotate on said support, a tongue slidably mounted in saidsupport, a lever connected to said drum, a pulley on the said lever, andaflexible connection between the support and tongue and passing over thepulley, substantially as described.

2. In a log-cart, the combination of a support, hounds connected withthe support, a drum mounted to rotate on said support, a tongue slidablymounted in said support and extending between the hounds, aconnectingplate uniting the front ends of the hounds, a plate mounted onthe tongue in front of the connecting-plate, a lever connected to saiddrum, a flexible connection between the said connecting-plate and theplate on the tongue,

"the said flexible connection engaging the lever, and apin adapted toextend through a hole in the tongue at the rear of the connecting-plate,substantially as described.

3. In a log-cart, the combination of a support, a drum mounted to rotateon said support, a tongue slidably mounted in said support, a leverconnected to said drum, means connected to said lever and tongue forrotating the drum, a hook mounted on the lever, and a catch pivotallymounted on the support and adapted to engage the said hook, the saidcatch having a handle end heavier than the catch end, substantially asdescribed.

4. In a log-cart, the combination of a support mounted upon wheels, adrum rotatably 'mounted on said support, a lever rigid with said drum, apulley on the end of said lever, a tongue slidably mounted upon saidsupport, a flexible connection between the support and tongue andpassing over the pulley, and means for raising the logs, attached tosaid drum, substantially as described.

5. In a log-cart, the combination of a support mounted upon wheels, adrum rotatably mounted on said support, a lever rigid with said drum, apulley on the endof said lever, a tongue slidably mounted upon saidsupport, a flexible connection between the support and tongue andpassing over the pulley, means for raising the logs, attached to saiddrum, and means for holding the logs elevated, substantially asdescribed.

6. In a log-cart, the combination of a support mounted upon wheels, adrum rotatably mounted on said support, a lever rigid with said drum, apulley on the end of said lever, a tongue slidably mounted upon saidsupport, a flexible connection between the support and tongue andpassing over the pulley, means for raising the logs, attached to saiddrum, means for holding the logs elevated, and means for holding saidtongue from sliding, substantially as described.

7. In a log-cart, the combination of a support mounted upon wheels, adrum eccentrically mounted on pivots, a lever rigid with said drum, apulley on the end of said lever, a tongue slidably mounted upon saidsupport, a flexible connection between the support and tongue andpassing over the pulley, and means for raising the logs, attached tosaid drum, substantially as described".

8. In a log-cart, the combination of a sup-- port mounted upon wheels, adrum eccentrically mounted on pivots, a lever rigid with said drum, apulley on the end of said lever, a tongue slidably mounted upon saidsupport, a flexible connection between the support and tongue andpassing over the pulley, means for raising the logs, attached to saiddrum, and means for holding the logs elevated, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT JOHUA WILLIAMS.

Witnesses:

W. O. FOWLER, A. S. COOK.

